You would have no idea based on the laid back interview AJ McCarron conducted after practice Thursday.

The Alabama quarterback had good reason to be calm and collected back in Tuscaloosa after a Christmas break that was anything but that.

"Other than the tornadoes, it was good," the Mobile native said with a wry grin.

"We were pretty close to them. Luckily, nothing bad (happened)."

McCarron shrugged his shoulders when he was asked if the past two practices differed much from the five Alabama went through before Christmas.

"Just a little more on Notre Dame," McCarron said. "That’s about it. Same thing really."

McCarron's casual attitude shouldn't be mistaken for complacency. He said he's probably watching more film of Notre Dame than the coaches are.

Though he's yet to hit the limit, McCarron said he is wary of the dangers of over-preparing for the Fighting Irish.

"You don’t want to focus in too much, because if you focus in too much you start to over-analyze everything," he said. "You over-analyze everything and try and find too many things that are (what) somebody’s weak at, or what you can expose them in, rather than just going out and playing the game."

McCarron hit on a variety of other subjects during this particular interview. Check it all out in the video at the top of the page.